Mystery & Detective

'Wow! [This book] has it all - a terrific new character, devious twists, plenty of action and one hell of an ending' JONATHAN MABERRY, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and RageAngels walk among us, but so do other unearthly beings in this...

"We owe you our lives, Sergeant, but you are our worst nightmare . . ."Burma, 1852. Sergeant Arthur Bowman, a sergeant in the East India Company, is sent on a secret mission during the Second Anglo-Burmese War. But the expedition is foiled - his men are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345453853Author Julie GarwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm)...

YA BOOK OF THE YEAR - Woman and Home. "The adrenaline pumps from the first page." - The FT.------------The thrilling sequel to NUMBER 10, which was named YA book of the year by the Independent and the FT.------------Gray Langtry is on the run. As the...

Longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2016. From the award-winning author of The Glasgow Trilogy, comes Every Night I Dream of Hell, a dark and thrilling Glaswegian crime drama. Nate Colgan: a violent man; 'smart muscle'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780727850546Author David MarkFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 430gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 150mm * 30mm

In the early 1980s, as the Cold War stubbornly refuses to thaw, a new battle heats up...for the soul of the intelligence agency Checkmate.As the agency's super-heroic public face, Jackson King-a.k.a. the armored Battalion, former leader of Stormwatch and...

Elizabeth Glendinning QC has lost faith in the legal system. In an attempt to restore it, she has secretly devised a scheme to bring back to court a guilty man - Graham Riley - whom she had successfully defended some ten years before. As part of an...

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This new instalment in Maurizio de Giovanni's bestselling "Bastards of Pizzofalcone" series unfolds during the crisp beginning of April in contemporary Naples. A baby is left abandoned beside a dumpster. A young Ukrainian maid fights torrents of...

'A suspenseful and heart-wrenching thriller about ambition, obsession, and what happens when the lies we tell about ourselves become indistinguishable from the truth' ROBIN WASSERMANNo one keeps more secrets. No one is better at hiding them. With an...

'If you grew up reading Jane Austen and Agatha Christie (or are a fan of the more recent Bridgerton and Knives Out), you will adore A Most Agreeable Murder' Kate Stayman-London, author of One to Watch'A delightfully entertaining debut! Be prepared to...

1955. When Mirabelle Bevan is rescued from a fire at her home on the Brighton seafront she's lucky to escape unharmed - but the blaze takes the life of her neighbour, Dougie Beaumont, a dashing and successful racing driver living in the flat above. It...

A tautly plotted mystery of dark family secrets, perfect for fans of Kate Morton.'Entrancing, compelling, atmospheric, reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier. A beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending' Liv Constantine, bestselling author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425251706Author Emily BrightwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

The sixth Joe Faraday novel from a writer at 'the forefront of British crime writing' [INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY]The discovery of a headless corpse on the rocks below the cliffs on the Isle of Wight is only the beginning of a journey for DI Joe Faraday. It's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451220134Author Lee GoldbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 182g

Investigator Petric makes his living from the dead. Lately business has been slow, what with the siege around Sarajevo. Condoned killing has displaced the crime of passion; his services with the civil police as a homicide investigator have been less in...

Miss Seeton returns! - a new original (the first in almost 20 years) for this classic series of humorous cosy mysteries created by Heron Carvic. It's practically a Royal Marriage! The highly eligible son of Miss Seeton's old friends Sir George and...

'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times'As chilling as an Icelandic winter' S. J. BoltonWhen a shipowner is found dead, tied to a bed in one of Reykjavik's smartest hotels, Sergeant Gunnhildur sees no evidence of foul play. However, she still...

Two women struggle toward a dark truth as a killer avenges the sins of the past in a twisting novel of suspense by the USA Today bestselling author of Do No Harm, Behind Every Lie, and The Night Olivia Fell. After a violent home invasion, Neve Maguire...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538703564Author James PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams)...

No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's...

An Amazon Charts Bestseller. A bone-chilling family history is unearthed in a heart-stopping thriller by New York Times bestselling author Anne Frasier. Convicted serial killer Benjamin Fisher has finally offered to lead San Bernardino detective...

OUR MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS HAVE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. UNTIL NOW... 'Emily' is a devoted single mother. 'Jack' starts a new job in a new town. 'Russell' may be falling in love. They all share the same secret: none of them are who they say they...

John Buchan (1875-1940), author of over 100 books including The Thirty-Nine Steps, was a stealth writer of supernatural and Weird fiction. From the beginning of his career to his last works, he brought supernatural elements into his narratives to test...

Holmes and Watson find themselves caught up in a complex chess board of a problem, involving a clandestine love affair and the disappearance of a priceless sapphire. Professor James Moriarty is back to tease and torment, leading the duo on a chase...

There's a lot going on in Pickax these days - a new film club has been founded, showing old films from the early days of cinema; Koko the Siamese cat is making his stage debut in a musical revue to benefit animal rescue; and five Amazon parrots have been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451491145Author Miranda JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857302670Author Michael RedhillFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint No Exit PressPublisher Oldcastle Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912599608Author Adam CroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Black Cannon PublishingPublisher Black Cannon PublishingWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Anthony Awards (Critical Nonfiction) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780143122548Author Sarah WeinmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin USAPublisher...

Vividly atmospheric and brimming with suspense, Mark Ellis presents this insanely captivating wartime thriller of classic espionage.The first instalment in the Frank Merlin series. Previously published as Prince's Gate.PRAISE FOR THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The detective is at the height of his powers...

It's 1945 and Martin Heath, like many men at that time, is struggling to settle, to find his place again after the horrors of war. When an old comrade sends him a letter, telling of a position that's just come up with an elderly fellow called Mr Godley...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912986507Author Patricia DixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Bombshell BooksPublisher Bloodhound Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425248041Author Ann PurserFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Berkley Prime CrimePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 150g

When a stranger is stabbed to death, Fran's own life is put in danger...Amateur sleuth Fran Varady has to stay ahead of a killer in Running Scared, the third exciting mystery in Ann Granger's Fran Varady series. The perfect read for fans of LJ Ross and...

In this breathtakingly brutal and intensely topical psychological thriller, a man is accused of child sexual abuse, and his life and that of his actress girlfriend are thrown into turmoil... 'Malone is the master of twists, turns and the unexpected,...

Police Inspector Robert Finlay takes on a ruthless criminal gang, as he and his new partner Nina investigate a sex-trafficking ring ... the second instalment in the addictive, searingly authentic Robert Finlay series. **NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** ...